The Rose and the Wand

Beautiful, flawless, graceful, poised, exquisite. These were the epithets bestowed on our family. People said it was as if the most skilled sculptor in the world carved us out of purest marble, draped the night sky upon our heads for hair, stole the changing colors of the sea for our eyes, and crushed the silky rose petals to tint our lips. So, it was little wonder the magic mirror chose the body of a hag as my punishment, as well as the task of cursing a handsome prince for having the same cold heart as I. But cursing the prince left him a beast, and me a hunted wanderer in a strange land. The prince must learn to love before an enchanted rose dies, or he will remain a beast forever. Will my fate also be sealed when the last petal falls?THE ROSE AND THE WAND is a clean retelling of Beauty and the Beast focusing on the enchantress who cursed the Beast. It is a standalone novel in the THE MAGIC COLLECTORS story world. These are clean fantasy novels with adventure, humor, and romance in E.J. Kitchens’s classic “Jane Austen romance meets fairytale adventure” style.